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On the recordMay 11, 1879
The elections should be free from all forcible interference, and, as far as practicable, from all apprehensions of such interference.
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Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican · Ohio

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Message to the House of Representatives Returning Without Approval 'An Act to Prohibit Military Interference at...'

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